WCO receives gift of historical significance to Customs from Egypt

An Egyptian delegation to the WCOHarmonized System Committee, on behalf of the Director General of Egyptian Customs, Mohamed Elalhawy, presented the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, with a colour papyrus copy of the Customs tariff applied in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs some 2000 years B.C. The original tablet is to be found in a museum in Egypt. You can view a photograph of the Egyptian tablet by clicking here!

The Secretary General thanked Egyptian Customs for this impressive gift full of significance which clearly illustrated the historic nature of Customs tariffs dating back more than 4000 years. He expressed the hope that one day he would be able to see the original stone tablet in Egypt. The papyrus will be displayed at WCO Headquarters. Source: http://www.wcoomd.org